MAJOR GENERAL BLAGO ZADRO'S REMAINS BURIED IN VUKOVAR

( Editorial: --> 9033 ) VUKOVAR, Oct 16 (Hina) - The remains of Major General Blago Zadro were buried on Friday with high civil and military honours at Vukovar's New Cemetery. Zadro was killed seven years ago during the Homeland War, while defending the eastern Croatian town from Serbian aggression. His remains were exhumed last summer, along with 937 victims from a mass grave at the New Cemetery. Zadro posthumously received a major general's rank under a decision of Croatian President and Croatian army supreme commander Franjo Tudjman. Deputy Defence Minister Lt. Gen. Kresimir Cosic expressed sympathy on Tudjman's behalf to Zadro's family, relatives and friends. Zadro's patriotism will remain a permanent inspiration for all Croatian generations, the Croatian Sabor (parliament) president's envoy, vice president Vladimir Seks said at the funeral. Addresses were also made by Deputy Interior Minister Zlatko Gledec, and by the Croatian Defenders Minister assistant Darinko Mikulic. Also present at the funeral were Vukovar-Srijem County Prefect Rudolf Koening and Vukovar Mayor Vladimir Stengl. (hina) it/ha 161909 MET oct 98